Ahead of Modi’s visit, Omani businesses hail impending ‘transformative’ CEPA trade pact with India

Muscat:  With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to arrive here on Wednesday, Omani business leaders anticipate significant growth in bilateral trade, enhanced employment opportunities and deeper economic diversification through the impending Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India. Modi’s two-day official visit is expected to see the formal signing of the landmark trade pact. Ajay…

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Japan: The Hinge of Global Liquidity

For decades, Japan has quietly anchored the global financial system as its largest marginal provider of liquidity. The Bank of Japan (BOJ), through its Yield Curve Control (YCC) regime, has suppressed long-term bond yields, artificially lowering borrowing costs worldwide and subsidising duration risk across asset classes. This imported stability has inflated risk assets—from US Treasuries…

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Budget 2026-27: CII suggests reforms to drive investment-led growth

New Delhi: Industry lobby CII has proposed a comprehensive set of reforms for the forthcoming Union Budget 2026-27 to drive sustained investment growth spanning public, private, and foreign investments and maintain India’s momentum as one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) suggested increasing central capital expenditure by 12 per…

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SIR in Bengal: Bhabanipur records nearly 4 times more voter deletions than Nandigram, EC data shows

Kolkata:  Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur constituency has recorded nearly four times more deletions from electoral rolls as against opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari’s Nandigram, according to constituency-wise data released by the Election Commission on Friday that highlighted significant variations across West Bengal. According to a poll panel official, Bhabanipur (Kolkata), which had 1,61,509 voters in…

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IndiGo board ropes in external aviation expert for flight disruption probe

Mumbai: IndiGo’s board on Friday announced the appointment of an external aviation expert to carry out a root-cause analysis of recent flight disruptions. “Chief Aviation Advisors LLC, led by Captain John Illson, veteran aviation expert, to conduct an independent expert review and assessment of the recent operational disruption and the contributing factors,” the airline said…

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